Category Archives: Community

Why is Georgia an “At Will To Work State?” —George Rhynes

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TO: Georgia General Assembly Members (Respectively)

All Georgia Elected Officials, Internet, blog and Beyond.




Wal-Mart workers marching in Bentonville, Arkansas, 12 October 2011

Video by George Boston Rhynes for

K.V.C.I.

Why is the State of Georgia still an “At Will To Work State?”
Wherein, a Georgia worker can be terminated from their job for “good


cause, bad cause or for no cause at all. And Georgia Employers are
not required to provide workers with a reason for being terminated.

As a Retired United States Armed Forces Military Veteran; I was a


victim of a wrongful termination. Yet, after 3 1/2 years, 30 letters,

30 You Tube
Videos,

34 pages of documented proof to the President/Board
of Directors with documented proof from a former employee to the
company president but no response from the company.

What is the Georgia General Assembly or any other

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Vote NO March & Rally

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From: JC Cunningham

Please read the message by Rev. Rose and then mark your calendar for
Oct. 22, 2011. On that day we will have the largest March/Rally in the


history of Valdosta. This will be the March that will show
everyone in Georgia and America that we the Citizens of
Lowndes-Valdosta, know how to come together and we will no longer stand
for the Lies, Greed, and Disrespect from Cuee. We will for once and
for all tell Cuee and the Chamber that “Our Children are not for Sale”
This March will show Cuee and the Chamber that when we all stand
together; Democrats, Republicans, NAACP, SCLC, White, Black, Hispanic,
Rich, Poor, Young and Old we show what true democracy is all
about. Cuee has tried everything to break our spirit with negative
campaign ads and misleading information, but they did not. They
cannot break the solidarity that has grown throughout this community
over the past two months.

To watch Republicans and Democrats set aside their

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WCTV says Occupy Valdosta made No Consolidation impossible to ignore

WCTV gets it right in most of the story:



A familiar scene from the Big Apple reaches Southern Georgia. It’s called
“Occupy Valdosta.” More than 100 protesters take to the streets to fight
corporate greed and social injustice.

Greg Gullberg wrote Friday for WCTV,

Occupy Wall Street Comes To Valdosta,

Chanting before banks, monuments and courthouses, the rally reached its summit at the Chamber of Commerce.



There the crowd cried two familiar words: ‘No Consolidation’.

In a demonstration designed to fight corporate greed and social inequality, the protest ultimately turned to the fate of the school systems and the children of Valdosta.

“My children go to city schools. I live in the county. I can’t vote. That’s not right,” said Susan Smith.

WCTV’s low estimate of 100 who chanted “no consolidation” on
the Chamber’s doorstep is several times

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Vote No on Unification —Sam Allen @ MLK Monument

Sam Allen spoke at the MLK Monument to say:

Make your taxes go up, and you’ll end up paying more taxes.
This is just one way
that people making minimum wage are going to lose their home.
Don’t be fooled!
If you’re a voting resident of Valdosta,
vote no on November the eighth on school unification.
Thank you.





Picture of Sam Allen at MLK Monument in Valdosta

by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange

Hm, CUEE (or somebody) did

a radio ad with a fake Morgan Freeman pushing consolidation,
using MLK’s name.
Here’s a picture and video of Sam Allen in front of the MLK monument,
If FVCS or somebody wanted to use them….
(As usual, just remember to cite LAKE as the source.)

Here’s

the video:




Vote No on Unification —Sam Allen @ MLK Monument

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Police encounter! @ Occupy Valdosta



Words do not describe this:

Here’s

the video:




Police encounter! @ Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

OK, these words might:
Thanks to the Valdosta Police for being completely professional
and courteous throughout!

Just as we were leaving the Chamber of Commerce, they even called back
with the permit for today’s event,

11AM this morning at MLK Memorial Park.

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WALB links corporate greed to school consolidation @ Occupy Valdosta

Jade Bulecza reported for WALB yesterday,



Occupy Valdosta protests issues,

The occupy wall street movement that’s spreading around the country
arrived in south Georgia.

That’s her with the big camera in front of the palm tree,
come to see what democracy looks like.

More than 100 demonstrators marched through the streets


of Valdosta Friday.

They’re protesting issues from corporate greed to unemployment all the
way down to local issues including school consolidation.

There you have it: WALB links school consolidation to corporate greed.

How’s this for an ad linked to Martin Luther King Jr.?





Sam Allen says Vote No School Consolidation at the Martin Luther King Monument

Videos and pictures of Occupy Valdosta by John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange

Back to Jade Bulecza:

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Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta



Erin Hurley spoke for Occupy America to Bank of America.

It’s national Take Your Money Out of Bank of America Day.

Who got bailed out?

They did!

Who did it?

We did it!

All right!

[laughter]

They are the 1%; we are the 99!

Nobody came out to respond.

Here’s

Part 1 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 1 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.



Then everyone headed on to the MLK monument.

Here’s

Part 2 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 2 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta



Tony Daniels called for accountability at the MLK monument:

Stand up!
Make the Bank of America be accounted.
Make the Industrial Authority be accounted.
Make the United States government be accounted.

Here’s

the video:




Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Marching for rights —Mario Bartoletti @ MLK Monument Occupy Valdosta



Mario Bartoletti stood up at the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument in Valdosta and said to Occupy Valdosta:

I’m just shy of 79
and I’ve been out here marching all the way today,
and I’ll tell you why.


When I was your age, we were marching for civil rights.
We made it.
Now we’re marching for another kind of rights,
and I guarantee we’re going to make it!
I want you to promise, when you’re my age,
you’re going to be leading a demonstration
for those who march for those kinds of rights.

Here’s

the video:




Marching for rights —Mario Bartoletti @ MLK Monument Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Marching to Occupy Valdosta 14 October 2011



Will someone pick up that sign?
As you can see in the

playlist, why yes, someone did!

More than 100 people (estimates ranged from 110 to 150) went

Marching to Occupy Valdosta.





Tony Daniels and Freddie Richardson carry the Occupy Valdosta banner

They marched more than
three miles from Drexel Park to Bank of America, where they noted
BoA got bailed out and we got left out and recommended withdrawing
your money.
Then to MLK Park, where many people spoke on a variety of subjects
ranging from stand together, to make the Industrial Authority be accounted,
to vote No on School Consolidation on November 8th,
to if MLK was alive he would be here today,
to marching for rights for a lifetime,
to no private prison,
to tax the rich,
and and of course

come back here (MLK Park) tomorrow (Sat 15 Oct) at 11AM!
Then to the VDT (where the Assistant Managing Editor was surprised by a cheer) and the Chamber (where the President didn’t care for a thesaurus lesson); more on all those stops later.




Marching to Occupy Valdosta, 14 October 2011:

Drexel Park, Bank of America, MLK Park, VDT, Chamber of Commerce.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Videos are still uploading, so check back later.
I’ll also blog more about specific events along the way.

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